system idle process

[roy]

i everybody
can someone tell me
way "system idle process" (windows xp sp2 ) is useing all
my system resources (cpu on 98 with zero program activity)

cpu 2700 amd
512 mam
actually my question is way my coputer is so slow
lately ?

i rectlay did a full format including f-disk
all software is up to date !
i have no virus at least to an updated norton
plz help !

 

[Jason Haynes]

Examine the operative word here - idle.

 

[Guest]

System idle process is supposed to take up the processor

 

[Pop]

Simply put, that is how much of the processor's time is NOT being
used. As in, it's idling, like a car engine idles.

|i everybody
| can someone tell me
| way "system idle process" (windows xp sp2 ) is useing all
| my system resources (cpu on 98 with zero program activity)
|
| cpu 2700 amd
| 512 mam
| actually my question is way my coputer is so slow
| lately ?
|
| i rectlay did a full format including f-disk
| all software is up to date !
| i have no virus at least to an updated norton
| plz help !

 

[Ron Martell]

i everybody
can someone tell me
way "system idle process" (windows xp sp2 ) is useing all
my system resources (cpu on 98 with zero program activity)

The "system idle" process is just a place holder to account for the
time that the CPU is not actually doing anything. It is there so as
allow Task Manager to account for 100% of the available CPU time

cpu 2700 amd
512 mam
actually my question is way my coputer is so slow
lately ?

i rectlay did a full format including f-disk
all software is up to date !
i have no virus at least to an updated norton
plz help !

How about Spyware? Have you done anything about this?

Go to MVP Jim Eshelman's Spyware Quick Fix page at
http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm and follow the instructions there
to clean and protect your computer from spyware.

Also it pays to occasionally get a "second opinion" regarding possible
virus infestation. Go to http://housecall.trendmicro.com and do the
free online scan.

If the problem persists post a response back here and we will proceed
further.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

 

[Bruce Chambers]

i everybody
can someone tell me
way "system idle process" (windows xp sp2 ) is useing all
my system resources (cpu on 98 with zero program activity)

cpu 2700 amd
512 mam
actually my question is way my coputer is so slow
lately ?

i rectlay did a full format including f-disk
all software is up to date !
i have no virus at least to an updated norton
plz help !

Break out a dictionary and look up the word "idle," sometime. ;-}
The "System Idle Process" metric is the amount/percentage of time that
your CPU has nothing to do. A reading of 98-99% is generally
considered a good thing, and readings above 90% are normal. Think of
it like a car's engine idling in your driveway before you place the
car in gear.

--

Bruce Chambers

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[Rock]

i everybody
can someone tell me
way "system idle process" (windows xp sp2 ) is useing all
my system resources (cpu on 98 with zero program activity)

cpu 2700 amd
512 mam
actually my question is way my coputer is so slow
lately ?

i rectlay did a full format including f-disk
all software is up to date !
i have no virus at least to an updated norton
plz help !

Darn lazy computer. Always lying around idle.

 

[Alex Nichol]

i everybody
can someone tell me
way "system idle process" (windows xp sp2 ) is useing all
my system resources (cpu on 98 with zero program activity)

It is the little loop that the system runs around 'twiddling its thumbs'
when there is absolutely nothing else to do. So with zero program
activity it uses 100% of the CPU (or nearly)